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Thanks, Jazny, for your honest response. I played the guitar and wrote songs for over 50 years but, now in my 70s I no longer play the guitar or write songs. Take care of yourself as you, too, go through your lifespan on your way to old-age, if you last that long.-Ron Price, George Town, Tasmania

Thanks for your responses, Quivorir and 'Sledge-fan'. Wishing you both well as we head through the heart of winter here in Australia.-Ron

THE DEATH OF TWO SINGER-QUASARS Part 1: When a person gets into their 70s, as I did in 2014, celebrities from the worlds of the movies and television, from the music world, indeed, from many worlds of popular culture, begin to die like flies. That metaphor may be a bit too strong, but their...

THE DEATH OF TWO SINGER-QUASARS Part 1: When a person gets into their 70s, as I did in 2014, celebrities from the worlds of the movies and television, from the music world, indeed, from many worlds of popular culture, begin to die like flies. That metaphor may be a bit too strong, but their...

Most people tell such a little bit about themselves that you really have no idea about them except their height and weight, etc. I probably tell too much, but you at least know something about me.-Ron

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMPLOYMENT-SOCIAL-ROLE POSITIONS: 1943-2015 2010-2015-Retired and on a pension in George Town, Tasmania 1999-2009-Writer & Author, Poet & Publisher, Editor & Researcher. Retired Teacher &...

------------------------------------ Just dropped in as winter in Australia goes through its first week in 2015.-Ron

I'm a writer & author, poet & publisher, editor & researcher, reader & scholar, online blogger & journalist.

On hearing of the passing of Malcolm Fraser in the morning of 20/3/'15, I revised a prose-poetic piece I had originally written on hearing of the passing of Gough Whitlam on 21/10/'14 just five months before. The following revised piece of writing is somewhat long, too long for those of the...

Most people when introducing themselves say very little, things like: "nice to be here" and "how are ya?" Others say too much; I'm in that category. I'll only be dropping in here occasionally as I head into old-age so don't worry about me trying to solve issues, etc.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This post is not the dumbest but, rather, the cleverest I've come across in my 70 years of living. My post is a little long for site conventions, so just delete it if it does not fit. I think it is worthy of a...

I just got a message to post an item at this site in order to get a trophy. Now I will wait.-Ron

EMPLOYMENT-SOCIAL-ROLE POSITIONS: 1943-2015 2010-2015-Retired and on a pension in George Town, Tasmania 1999-2009-Writer & Author, Poet & Publisher, Editor & Researcher. Retired Teacher & Lecturer, Tutor & Adult Educator, Taxi-Driver & Ice-Cream Salesman, George Town Tasmania Australia...

--------------------------------- I am a writer & author, poet & publisher, online blogger & journalist seeking to get as wide a readership as possible.-Ron Price, Tasmania

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Part 1: Being an impostor has a long history with literally dozens, perhaps 100s, of examples. The first one in my lifetime that came to my knowledge was The Great Impostor. It was a 1961 movie based on the true story of an impostor namedFerdinand Waldo Demara. Loosely...